Friday, February 10, 2023
Putting the Love Back Into Lovecraft
Wednesday, February 08, 2023
Pitch Meeting for Velma
Comic Ryan George strikes again as he presents the pitch meeting that gave us animated Velma.
Friday, February 03, 2023
AI and My Blog
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Running is an amazing way to stay fit and healthy, but did you know that there are some pretty awesome things about running that aren't related to your health?
- -It's fun! Running is a great way to get outside and get moving, which is always a good thing. If you've got a dog, it's also a great way to get them out for some exercise.
- -You can listen to music while doing it! You don't have to do the same old boring walking routine if you don't want to—you can put on some tunes and let your feet do their thing while your ears enjoy something new
- -It's easy! It doesn't matter how old you are or what shape you're in—if you're willing to put in the effort, running is something anyone can do.
Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Naming the Unnameable in Lovecraftian Films
Happy February! There's are reasons Hollywood can't seem to nail down a Lovecraft film. This video does a better job than most in explaining why.
Monday, January 16, 2023
Prostate Cancer Real Talk: Sex Anyone?
Okay, men, listen up: post-surgery news on sexual performance, courtesy of your hosts El and Shay Allen.
Friday, January 13, 2023
MCRD 51 Years Later
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MCRD San Diego Back in the Day
Everything must begin somewhere. And in the United States Marine Corps, my enlisted tour commenced with yellow footprints. Drawn on the asphalt of the recruit depot with heels close together and toes angled out to 45 degrees, they are where I, along with seven other guys from our suburban Chicago neighborhood, stood to begin military service. Then we marched somewhere, boxed up our clothes and mailed them home, coming to the realization that our new life would be different from drinking beer behind a bowling alley.The Vietnam War was winding down, at least for the United States, though the North Vietnamese would launch a huge attack against South Vietnam toward the end of March as we conducted infantry training at Camp Pendlelton. (In September, now a Private First Class, I would find myself in an Army hospital called Camp Kue on Okinawa, sharing a ward with American advisors who'd been wounded helping the South Vietnamese forces stop the communists.)
In 1991, I visited the footprints on a vacation to San Diego with my girlfriend. (Now My Fine Wife or MFW.)
In 2002, I stood on a hill in Vietnam called Con Thien with a Vietnamese guide who told me about the obliteration of his village by B52s, bombing the NVA advance.
In 2008, I was back at MCRD finishing up a marathon with Team in Training.
But on a Friday night, January 14, 1972, I stood on yellow footprints. Oh, right before we boxed up our clothes, this happened:
(The following scene is rather accurate, except there's no C&W music. Just buzzzzzzz.)
Note 2020:
On this 48th anniversary of my enlistment, I pay my respects to Tom Poto and Steve Lovell, two of my comrades who are no longer with us. RIP, bros. Hard to believe we were once young together.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Fun with ChatGPT: Hemingway Writes a Diaper Ad
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Since writing is on the verge of being replaced by Artificial Intelligence, I thought I'd have a little fun with the hot new thing: ChatGPT.
I asked ChatGPT if it would write a diaper ad in the style of Ernest Hemingway. I received two options.
"The soft, absorbent cloth. A small shield against the constant tide of youth. A simple thing, yet essential. Trust in our diapers, as dependable as the sunrise."
"In the chaos of new parenthood, there is one constant: dirty diapers. But with our diapers, you can face each change with the stoic, reliable protection they provide."
I feel like a 56 bpm modem.
Friday, January 06, 2023
Sunday, January 01, 2023
A Better 2023!
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"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors and let every new year find you a better man."
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Car Trouble in the Cascades
A Happy New Years to all! Busy collating, totaling up, adding together various measurements from this year in the fields of running, writing, and finance.
Fourteen years ago, I spend New Year's Eve in the following manner:
Such a possibility awaited us until a few minutes ago. But first yesterday's driving update: loaded up the car at my sister's place out in the Washington countryside. My windshield was glazed with ice. That meant Monday's rain-soaked roads were also icy. Heading out on two-lane blacktop past alpaca farms, Douglas Firs, and coated horses grazing in early morning fields, we kept the speed down to 30 mph. Even that caused the car to swerve on slick blacktop. A half-hour of tense driving got us on the interstate and a deep sigh of relief.Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Smashwords Holiday Book Sale
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In truth, my BOOKS are 50% off. Not all of them, just the ones on Smashwords or Smashwords via Draft2Digital. A deal-bargain-score for the Christmas season! Choose between subjects as diverse as horror, humor, parody, or prostate cancer. I'd go myself, but I wrote them all.
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